In charge

A 100 octane man and former motorcycling ace, he was the voice of Formula 1 on TV in Britain. An institution, a star... and also my boss.

Our clients, who hunted in packs, often came to London for a review meeting and lunch. It went like this...

Lunch at the RAC Club in Pall Mall. Several glasses later, we followed him back to his office. He sat at the end of the table. In charge.

Fifteen minutes on and he was off. Sparko! Nobody minded because it was him... and besides, we’d done all the work before he woke. Phew!